Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina)
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Federal Building, also known as the Wilkes County Board of Education Building, is a historic government building located at Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore and built in 1915. It is a five-part brick building in the Federal Revival style. It consists of a two-story, three-bay central section, flanked by one-story entrances, which are in turn flanked by one-story wings. The post office was located in the west wing. The building features terra cotta decorative elements.[2]
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| Location | 201 W. Main St., Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°8′50″N 81°21′15″W / 36.14722°N 81.35417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915 |
| Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Federal Revival |
| MPS | Wilkesboro MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003523[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (May 1980). "Federal Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
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